Pre-announcement
The purpose of the Prize is to recognize, encourage and stimulate pathbreaking scientific achievements which contribute significantly to broadening knowledge and to technical development..
Mikael Hannus succeeds Kaj Rosén
Mikael Hannus has been appointed as the Executive Secretary of the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation. He is Vice President of Group Innovation, Research and Development at Stora Enso, Stockholm, Sweden.
Beneficial networking among fellow scientists
31 young researchers from five countries were invited to the 2018 Marcus Wallenberg event in Stockholm, Sweden.
– The Young Researchers’ Program was a very rich experience..
Green technology behind high rise wood-based buildings
Cross-laminated timber, CLT, explains the expansion of multi-storey wood buildings in the world. Gerhard Schickhofer is awarded the 2019 Marcus Wallenberg Prize for research and knowledge transfer..
A portrait of the 2018 MWP laureate
The view on the nutrition of forest trees was turned upside down when Torgny Näsholm showed how they can absorb organic nitrogen from the soil. He has also developed sustainable fertilizers..
Junior scientists from five countries
Young researchers from five countries were invited to the celebrations of the 2018 Marcus Wallenberg Prize in Stockholm, where they presented their own findings on more sustainable ways of..
Torgny Näsholm receiving the 2018 Marcus Wallenberg Prize
The 2018 Marcus Wallenberg Prize of SEK 2 million is awarded to Professor Torgny Näsholm for his groundbreaking research of the role of organic nitrogen in the nutrition of trees..
Rewarded for discovering sustainable fertilizers
Professor Torgny Näsholm, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden, has examined the role of amino acids in supplying the nitrogen required for the growth of forest trees..
Take a chance to network and present your research
This year the Marcus Wallenberg Prize recognizes achievements in the field of tree nutrition. The understanding of the function of trees and forest ecosystems is essential to the forest-based sector..
New kinds of fertilizers for a sustainable forestry
Torgny Näsholm is awarded the 2018 Marcus Wallenberg Prize for having documented how trees use amino acid molecules as sources of nitrogen. He has also shown how this organic nitrogen dominates..
